TORNADO WATCH
Issue Date: 538 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 100 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 Expires:200912250700;;
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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 809
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
637 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
ALC031-045-061-067-069-FLC005-013-045-059-063-131-133-250700-
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 809 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
COFFEE DALE GENEVA
HENRY HOUSTON
IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES
IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
BAY CALHOUN GULF
HOLMES JACKSON WALTON
WASHINGTON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...ASHFORD...BLOUNTSTOWN...
BONIFAY...CALLAWAY...CHIPLEY...COTTONWOOD...COWARTS...
CRYSTAL LAKE...DALEVILLE...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...ENTERPRISE...
FIVE POINTS...FORT RUCKER...GENEVA...GRACEVILLE...HARTFORD...
HEADLAND...HUDSON...INWOOD...KINSEY...LYNN HAVEN...LYNN HAVEN...
MALONE...MALVERN...MARIANNA...OZARK...PANAMA CITY...
PORT ST. JOE...REHOBETH...SAMSON...SLOCOMB...SNEADS...TAYLOR...
UPPER GRAND LAGOON...WEBB...WEWAHITCHKA AND WHITE CITY.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 557 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /557 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEST OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND
APALACHICOLA RIVER THIS EVENING UNTIL 1AM CST...ELSWWHERE THERE
IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION
DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-
JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-QUITMAN-
CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-
IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-
DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
657 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 /557 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT... A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING EASTWARD
ALONG THE AREA LATE TONIGHT WITH A SQUALL LINE JUST AHEAD OF THE
FRONT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND
POSSIBLY A TORNADO IN THE WATCH AREA.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM
SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
WHERE STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES WHERE THERE IS A HIGH RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS AND A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. EVERYONE
SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE SURF TODAY...EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION AFTER
DAYBREAK ON FRIDAY MORNING BRINGING A DRIER AIRMASS TO THE REGION
THAT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTERS SHOULD CONSIDER THEMSELVES ACTIVATED IN THE WATCH
AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON
YOUR AREA OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP.
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